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- noun Plural form of
landslip .
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Examples
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Nature is a threat, throwing bitter, cold storms and landslips at her.
Remarkable Creatures: Summary and book reviews of Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier. 2010
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Nature is a threat, throwing bitter, cold storms and landslips at her.
WEEKLY BOOK RELEASES FOR JANUARY 3RD | Open Society Book Club Discussions and Reviews 2010
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But government reports show that officials had been warning for years that deforestation and rapid hydro development were increasing the risk of landslips in the area.
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A mine adjacent to Wollemi National Park is polluting streams; some mines have caused landslips, another mine is proposed for in the southwest catchment area and exploration for gas is proposed in Nattai National Park.
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No-one currently lives within the park, although the higher slopes in many places are cultivated up to its border, causing erosion and landslips and the demands of a growing population continue to increase.
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The high plains of the Khangai mountain range are covered by ancient ice formation, so morraines, landslips and the remainings of it are clearly observable from surrounding areas.
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The canopy is uneven as a result of frequent natural disturbance (tropical storms, landslips, treefalls).
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Other catastrophic events, such as floods and landslips, also threaten isolated or remnant communities.
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As a consequence, landslips, and other signs of earthquake damage are common in the region's mountains and new landscape features are regularly created.
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Several of these landslips are of European or national significance.
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